Software:Nee Pon? × Rai Pon!

Short description: 2007 Japanese visual novel video game

Nee Pon? × Rai Pon!
Developer(s)	Navel, Lime
Platform(s)	Windows
Release	August 31, 2007
Genre(s)	Eroge, Mahjong, Visual novel
Mode(s)	Single player

Nee Pon? × Rai Pon! (ね〜PON?×らいPON!, Nēpon Raipon) is a Japanese visual novel developed by Navel and its sister company, Lime. The game, made for Windows, was adult-only and was released on August 31, 2007. The "Pon"'s in the title refer to the term pong in the strategy game mahjong. This is due to an element in the gameplay of Nee Pon? × Rai Pon! where the player gets to play mahjong against the computer. The mahjong tiles in the game contain images of the characters from Shuffle! and Soul Link, two previous titles by Navel.

Plot

When a teenage boy named Masato suddenly wakes up, he finds himself in a strange world. He does not remember anything from his past except for his name. When he is at a loss what to do, a young girl suddenly appears in front of him. According to her, this world has been created to celebrate Navel's four year anniversary and Lime's one year anniversary, and he has been invited to the world as a guest. Though he does not know what is going on, he gradually gets involved in the festival.

Characters

Each of the characters work at a restaurant, and are divided according to where they are employed. These restaurants are: Candy House (キャンディハウス, Kyandi Hausu), Fruits Party (フルーツパーティ, Furūtsu Pāti), Mix Juice (ミックスジュース, Mikkusu Jūsu), Cocktail Party (カクテルパーティ, Kakuteru Pāti), and Daughter Daughter Tea House (娘々茶館, Nyannyan Chakan). In addition to the original characters to Nee Pon? × Rai Pon!, the three Navel Girls and Lime Girls who were created as mascots of Navel and Lime, also appear in the game. Most of the girls are named after food.

Candy House Character design by: Aoi Nishimata Marron (マロン, Maron) Voiced by: Minami Hokuto Éclair (エクレア, Ekurea) Voiced by: Rumiko Sasa Madeleine (マドレーヌ, Madorēnu) Voiced by: Tae Kumegawa Tiramisu (ティラミス) Voiced by: Oto Agumi Citrus (シトラス, Shitorasu) Voiced by: Ran Tōno Ponkan (ポンカン) Voiced by: Natsuki Yoshino Fruits Party Character design by: Hiro Suzuhira Karin (花梨) Voiced by: Ayaka Kimura Natsume (夏姫) Voiced by: Yuki Iwata Reishi (玲紫) Voiced by: Hikaru Kaga Ringo (林檎) Voiced by: Chisato Suzumori Minneola (ミネオラ, Mineora) Voiced by: Takako Kudō Mix Juice Character design by: Koko Natsuki Cocoa (ココア, Kokoa) Voiced by: Himeka Carrot (キャロット, Kyarotto) Voiced by: Miyako Suzuta Ramune (ラムネ) Voiced by: Rino Ayakawa Resuka (レスカ) Voiced by: Mai Akizuki Kanna (柑奈) Voiced by: Chana Nukumoto

Cocktail Party Character design by: Rio Hazumi Kahlúa (カルア, Karua) Voiced by: Rita Rusty (ラスティ, Rasuti) Voiced by: Sumire Murasakibana Gimlet (ギムレット, Gimuretto) Voiced by: Honoka Imuraya Xinglu (杏露, Shinrū) Voiced by: Ayumu Yamamoto Kikka (橘香) Voiced by: Haruka Kawai Daughter Daughter Tea House Zero (ゼロ) Character design by: Genshō Sugiyama Voiced by: Erena Kaibara Shiden (シデン) Character design by: Akito Amakawa Voiced by: Mayumi Shindō Hien (ヒエン) Character design by: Akane Ikegami Voiced by: Haruka Fushimi Meteor (ミーティア, Mītia) Character design by: Mamoru Naruse Voiced by: Aya Comet (コメット, Kometto) Character design by: Chiaki Hasekura Voiced by: Miruku Shiratori Saetta (サエッタ) Character design by: Aoi Kimizuka Voiced by: Yuraka Muzaki

Music

A single album published by King Records will be released on September 26, 2007, containing the game's two theme songs sung by Nomico: "Girl Fantasy" (女の子ファンタジー, Onnanoko Fantajī), and "Dream-colored Fireworks" (夢色花火, Yumeiro Hanabi).

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Nee Pon? × Rai Pon! at The Visual Novel Database